Slide-band for collars.



PATENTED'JULY 14, 1908. P. B. GOULD. SLIDE BAND FOR COLLARS. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 21,1906.

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. of Illinois, 1

FREDERICK B. GOULD, OF FARMER CITY, ILLINOIS. suns-3.4m) ron corneas.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

- Application filed December 21, 1906. Serial No. 348,846.

To all whom it mwyconcewt: V

Be it known that I, FREDERI K B. GoULD, citizen of the United ,States, residing at Farmer City, in the county of De Witt and State lave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slide-Bands for Collars, 'of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to a device adapted to be attached to ashirt down variety and to form a slide-'wayforthe neck-tie embracing the colla The especial object of my invention is to provide a device that can be readilyattached to and detached from the ordinary turn- 4 inner and outer bands held apart so that they cannot pinch the neck-' down collar, whereby a smooth sliding surface is provided for the neck-tie, and whereby the of the collar will be tie band when the latter is moved longitudinally in the adjustment of the ordinary tie of four in-hand style. 3

A further object of my invention is to providea device that is adjustable to various sizes of collars and-v which will conform re I ,larly to irregularities-in the neck opening of on which such collars are comthe sh rts monly used.

A further object is to rovide a device of this character that can e cheaply manufactured and uickly and. easily attached to and detached our the ordinary linen collar.

l teferring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this-applicat1on: Figures 1 and 2 are views of opposite sides of the invention which forms the subject matter of my invention, in its preferred form; Fi 3 and 4 are similar views showing a slight y modified form. of said invention; Fig. 5' 1s a cross-section of thedevice shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 6 is a cross-section of the form of my invention shown in Figl- 3, and Fig. 7 is a view showing the application of my invention to a collar, portions of the latter be-- ing broken away to 45 more clearly'disclose the construction and application of my device.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, .8,represents a stripoi' band of thin material .havmg smooth erably celluloid, thou h similarcharacter may e used, 7 These strips are/preferably 'cut in the form shown, and ,midway their ends are cut away as shown at '9, to aflord access tothe button-holeat the back of the ordinary collar.- ,Secured to one collar of the turnide of the strip by suitable rivets 11 are;

small loops 10 between which and the band 8, are slid-ably mounted 'the hooks 12 shown in Figiil which are formed of thin metal and consist of a hook 14 at their lower end, and a shoulder 13 at their u per end.- The shank of this hook device slides freely under the loop 10, but is prevented from becomi g detached by .the hook 14 at its lower end and the shoulder 13 at the upper end. I 'On-the opposite side I and lower edges are turned over at different of the strip, the upper points to form flanges 15 which project outwardly at an acute angle from the-stri and form spacingmembers between whic the neck-tie may freely slide, and they also revent the outer and inner bands of the colar from laying closely together so as to bind on the neck-tie. .The upper-flanges 1'5, 15, prevent the necktie ands from sliding above the stri and the lower flanges pre vent theneck t1e strip";- Inv the modified, form of my device shown .'in Figs. 3, 4, and-6, instead of the hooks 12, I form hooks 16 integrally with "the strips,

surfaces, and prefother material'of ainvolvin and with the exception of bemg non -adiustable these hooks serve the same purpose as those above described, and

of course a device so. made is cheaper, to manufacture than the form of device shown in Figs. 1,2, and 5.

In applying my device I place it between the-inner and outer bands of the collar with the hooks 14 or 16 extending inwardly to-' ward the neck of the wearer, and engaging the lower edge of the inner band. The necktie isthen laced between the device and the outer ban of the collar and the latter is butroviding #5 band from falling below the toned to the shirt in the usual manner, thus entirely covering the slide-band. Owing to the nature of the material of which the strip or slide-band is made, and the space left between the slide band and the collar, the necktie can be-readily moved endwise, thus facilitating the operation of properly adjusting the same.

It will be apparent that various mo ificirtions may be made in details of. thi device without altering its functionsand without more than mechanical sl iill. What claim is:

, 1', As a new article of manufacture, a slideband for collars consisting of a strip of suitg} seems able material having overlie ing flanges luloid having inte rel projecting flan es and means for detachably secu i ng said stri formed thereon, an means for detaclm ly to the band ofs-collar. securing said stripto the band of a collar.

2. As a new article of manufacture, eslide- In testimony whereof I efiix my signature 5 band for collars, consisting of a strip f suit m presence of two witnesses.

able matenal having overhs' and adustable means for detach, 1y ur FREDERICK GOULD ing' sai strip to the. bend of a, collar. Witnesses: 3. As a new article of manufacture, a, slide J I C. GOULD,

iov bandfor'collsrs; consisting of a, strip of eel v W. RPBYEE. 

